#THISisInvasionOfPrivacy

In latest case to test how technological developments alter Americans' privacy, federal court sides with Justice Department on police use of concealed surveillance cameras on private property.

[U.S. Magistrate Judge William] Callahan based his reasoning on a 1984 Supreme Court case called Oliver v. United States, in which a majority of the justices said that "open fields" could be searched without warrants because they're not covered by the Fourth Amendment.

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Court OKs warrantless use of hidden surveillance cameras
by Declan McCullagh October 30, 2012
on CNET.com